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vessel

[ves-uhl] / ˈvɛs əl /




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Overnight, on 30 and 31 July, the vessel slipped anchor and its crew made the 140-mile journey to open sea.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The emptied vessel then returns to Iran—or at least used to, before the blockade—while the newly laden one steams on to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Chinese forces took measures such as verbal warnings and "electronic jamming" to force the vessel away, it added.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The catastrophic explosion occurs when a pressurized vessel containing a liquid ruptures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

That’s a problem if you’re trying to get more water into the reactor vessel.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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